14 July 2013 - 8 Pentecost
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10:00am Eucharist, II
Summer Choir
John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster
Durufl� / Sicilienne (from Suite pour Orgue, Op. 5)
Stanford / O for a closer walk with God
Hymns
WLP 761 All who hunger, gather gladly Holy Manna
376* Joyful, joyful, we adore thee Hymn to Joy
304*I come with joy to meet my Lord Land of Rest
344*Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing Sicilian Mariners
5:00pm Eucharist, II
Carter Leer, Assisting Organist
Hymns
376* Joyful, joyful, we adore thee Hymn to Joy
511* Holy Spirit, ever living Abbot's Leigh
43* All praise to thee, my God The Eighth Tune
[* = Hymns chosen from the 2009 Hymn Survey]
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Maurice Durufl� (1902-1986) was appointed organist of St Etienne-du-Mont (Paris) in 1930 and from 1953 shared this post with his wife Marie-Madeleine Durufl�-Chevalier. As a boy Durufl� attended Rouen Cathedral Choir School and it was no doubt during this time that his love of the organ and Gregorian chant were established. A most unfortunate auto accident in 1975 put an end to Maurice's career of performing and composition, though Marie-Madeleine was to recover sufficiently to return as organist of St Etienne-du-Mont and enjoyed a fruitful concert career. Comparatively very few composers have invested so much time and consideration in the relatively small output of music that Durufl� generated, but respectively there can be very few composers who have produced such high quality workmanship within a small opus list. The three-movement Suite for Organ, published in 1934, is considered the pinnacle of Durufl�'s organ works. The delightful Sicilienne is the most impressionistic movement of the three and uses a rather dreamy harmonic language that is akin to Debussy and Ravel (though Ravel is known to have rejected impressionism), in a most tender and graceful manner. The Anthem by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), O for a closer walk with God� is a hymn-anthem using the tune Caithness. The tune first appeared in the Scottish psalm book of 1635 and is named after a remote Scottish county at the extreme northeaster tip of the country.
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 | The American Cathedral, Paris
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Choir Europe Tour 2013
The Choir has just returned from an exciting and spiritually enriching tour of Italy and France. The Choir toured and sang in Rome, the Vatican, Florence, Assisi, Lucca, Siena, Milan, and Paris. A complete review of the journey will be published soon, but for now, enjoy the group photos below from some of our exciting and historic venues. Click the links below to learn more about the venues in which the Choir sang. St Pauls Within the Walls, RomeSt James Church, FlorenceSant'Antimo Abbey, TuscanyL'Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris The American Cathedral, Paris
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 | The Choir at St Paul's Within the Walls, Rome
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 | The Choir at Sant'Antimo Abbey, Tuscany
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 | The Choir at l'Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris
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Concerts in Good Shepherd |
Sunday 21 July 2013 - 4:00pm - Choir concert by "Cantabile." Retired P.L. Dunbar High School choir director Donna Bonner organized this chamber choir one year ago. The program will include classic and contemporary works for unaccompanied voices. Free admission.
Sunday 8 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Concert by Amy and David Carwile, violinists/fiddlers. Free admission.
Sunday 15 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by John Linker. Free admission.
Sunday 22 September 2013 - 4:15pm - Organ Recital by participants of Choir Reunion Weekend. Free admission.
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Choirs are Enrolling for next year
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Choirs are Enrolling for 2013-14
We're planning an action-packed academic year, and we want YOU! Good Shepherd offers choirs for all ages, from preschool through retirement. Instruction in music theory, choral repertoire, foreign languages, rehearsal, performance, spirituality, and liturgical education are all part of the package. And all of this is offered for FREE! Contact John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster, for more information.
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Advance Planning - Highlights for 2013/14
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Choir Reunion Weekend
Mark your calendars now for an exciting weekend of reunion activities for the choir program from 20 - 22 September 2013! As a way of celebrating the installation of our new Goulding & Wood organ, all singers of Good Shepherd Choirs, past and present, are invited to participate in this weekend of choral festivities. If you haven't done so already, please be in touch with John Linker and he will provide you with pertinent details.
Annual All Saints' Concert - 1 November
This year's All Saints' Concert will feature Mozart's final masterpiece, Requiem, K. 626. Note that this year's concert will be on a Friday evening at 7:00pm.
Organist Olivier Latry coming to Good Shepherd in 2014
Olivier Latry, one of the three organistes-titulaires de Grande-Orgue of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, will be playing a recital in Good Shepherd on Friday 28 February 2014. This remarkable event will be co-sponsored between the Lexington and Louisville Chapters of the American Guild of Organists as well as Good Shepherd. Latry is also organ professor at Paris Conservatory and is considered to be one of the finest organists in the world. You may read more info about this dynamic musician here.
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